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Arabs redouble bid to end Syria conflict
World
February 12, 2012
Arabs redouble bid to end Syria conflict
Arab ministers stepped up diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed in Syria on Sunday and Saudi Arabia advocated giving all…
Bali terrorism suspect tells captors he used kitchen items to build bomb
World
February 11, 2012
Bali terrorism suspect tells captors he used kitchen items to build bomb
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian militant charged in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks has told interrogators he spent weeks holed up…
Iraq executes 14 in one day
World
February 8, 2012
Iraq executes 14 in one day
Iraq executed 14 people on a single day this week, most of them Al-Qaeda members, a senior justice ministry official…
UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians
World
February 4, 2012
UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan — Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as…
Libyan PM calls for security meeting over weapons
World
January 29, 2012
Libyan PM calls for security meeting over weapons
Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib called on Sunday for a regional security conference to tackle a proliferation of weapons by…
Mali blames Al-Qaeda as rebels launch new attacks
World
January 27, 2012
Mali blames Al-Qaeda as rebels launch new attacks
The Malian government has accused Al-Qaeda of backing Tuareg rebels who fought troops over a town in the northeast in…
Ansar al-Jihad message backs Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri
Egypt
January 26, 2012
Ansar al-Jihad message backs Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri
The Ansar al-Jihad terrorist organization in Sinai announced in an internet message Tuesday its complete support for Ayman al-Zawahiri, head…
Thousands protest at immunity for Yemen’s Saleh
World
January 22, 2012
Thousands protest at immunity for Yemen’s Saleh
Thousands of Yemenis protested in Sanaa on Sunday against an immunity law protecting outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh from prosecution…
Afghan claim of US prison abuse strains key talks
World
January 8, 2012
Afghan claim of US prison abuse strains key talks
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan investigators accused the American military Saturday of abusing detainees at its main prison in the country,…
Ansar al-Jihad claims responsibility for pipeline explosions and Eilat attack
Egypt
December 22, 2011
Ansar al-Jihad claims responsibility for pipeline explosions and Eilat attack
In a statement posted on the internet on Thursday, a group calling itself Ansar al-Jihad in Sinai claimed responsibility for…